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I did some searching and this thread may be a duplicate of other threads, but I'm hoping that we can turn this thread into a space-sim catch all that would be for conversations about space-based strategy and simulation.

Those are just a sampling of the games that are out now. I know some of you may not think it's good to combine games like X3 in the same thread as GalCiv II, but I still feel like a thread like this could be useful.

So here's the first topic starter: Am I skipping anything critical in this OP? Are there gems out there that I don't know about? Anything coming out soon that deserves Goodjer attention?

Edit: A GREAT resource for all things Space Game: Space Game Junkie, by our very own Veloxi!

OK I tried the Amazon US trick of just listing my address as Alaska and then paying through Paypal and it got flagged and wasn't approved. I'll be sticking with other space games for now as the ~$60 price was really my upper limit for this.

It's not as though I'm short of stuff to play after the Steam Sale anyway.

Why not just buy the main game and forget about the DLC until you decide if you like it or not. That will only cost £17.99.

That would make sense with most games. But in this case, it's not really DLC, it's more of an "expansion", kind of like the Sins:Entrenchment/Diplomacy releases recently. The "DLC" adds in game functionality, improves the UI, etc. So basically it's stuff that could be in a patch to make the game v2.0 or whatever, but instead they charge for it... and charge a lot for it...

I say just skip the whole damn thing. There's plenty of other spacey games out there that don't cost such a ludicrous amount. ;)

Gotcha. I hate it when companies make it required to get the DLC to actually play the base game as intended. I'm looking at you Asura's Wrath.

Just to clear up some things. I got interested in the game because I was searching for spacey/4x websites that had a good accounting of the Steam Sale to see if there was anything I should pick up before the deadline.

If Master of Orion 2 was the 4X space strategy gaming reference of the nineties, then Distant Worlds Legends is the 4X space strategy gaming reference of the early XXI century. What are you waiting for?

High praise, right? And FWIW all the automation stuff that seems to be some people's issue really appeals to me.

Anyway, I was looking at the basket and noticed the reason it seemed so expensive was because I was getting hit with 20% tax in the UK. If I changed my location to the US my basket was a much more palatable $57.97 (£35.67) compared to the earlier £47.52 ($77.23). $20 is nothing to be sniffed at! If any one has any suggestions of proxies etc. (I'm not typing my CC details in to a public one I guess) then it'd be appreciated.

For what it's worth, liking or disliking Distant Worlds is separate from assessing its worth as a game. It sets out to be a grand 4x game, and generally speaking, it is exactly that. It accomplishes it goals well. It just happens to be esoteric enough that even fans of space games and strategy might not find it compelling; it's somewhat like looking at a movie like The Seventh Seal and thinking, "I think that's a great movie, but it isn't what I'm inclined to put in the drive on a Saturday night."

I say just skip the whole damn thing. There's plenty of other spacey games out there that don't cost such a ludicrous amount. ;)

There are, however, no spacey games out there that simulate such an amazingly living universe so well. Distant Worlds really is in a class of its own, and I feel is definitely worth owning and taking the time to have it click. Once it does, it'll be insanely rewarding.

Just wanted to stop in and RAVE about Distant Worlds. I'm the forum's newest convert. I think I've finally found the automation combination I like, and am having a blast watching my empire expand. After two restarts, I'm committed to watching this game through to it's bitter conclusion.

Veloxi - you were right. Tell your sister... er... friends, you were right.

Crhis - Join me, and I will complete your training! With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy.

I wasn't very impressed with Distant Worlds, honestly. Watching the game play itself isn't that much fun, and un-automating stuff isn't that much fun, either. It's just not a very interesting game. There's no real 'hook', nothing that says, "yes, this decision is interesting, necessary, and will have interesting results". It's just sort of this relentless tide of bleh.

And paying as much as I did to be so unimpressed really stung. I don't think they're going to be selling me anything else. If it had been, say, $20, I wouldn't have minded, but at $80 plus, I most certainly do.

Just wanted to stop in and RAVE about Distant Worlds. I'm the forum's newest convert. I think I've finally found the automation combination I like, and am having a blast watching my empire expand. After two restarts, I'm committed to watching this game through to it's bitter conclusion.

Veloxi - you were right. Tell your sister... er... friends, you were right.

Aawww Yeah...

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I wasn't very impressed with Distant Worlds, honestly. Watching the game play itself isn't that much fun, and un-automating stuff isn't that much fun, either. It's just not a very interesting game. There's no real 'hook', nothing that says, "yes, this decision is interesting, necessary, and will have interesting results". It's just sort of this relentless tide of bleh.

And paying as much as I did to be so unimpressed really stung. I don't think they're going to be selling me anything else. If it had been, say, $20, I wouldn't have minded, but at $80 plus, I most certainly do.